• Derby have drawn four of their last seven matches

• West Brom had 19 draws in the Championship last season

• Recommended bet: Draw

West Brom are riding high in the Championship but they will be aiming for revenge against second-tier strugglers Derby, who defeated them on penalties in the Carabao Cup first round.

The Rams travelled to The Hawthorns for an early-season knockout encounter and showed some resilience by securing a 1-1 draw before prevailing 3-2 on spot kicks.

However, they have struggled in the league with just two points accrued from their opening four matches.

Albion are off to a stronger start with 10 points taken from a possible 12.

Ryan Mason’s side signed off for the break with a 1-0 victory at fellow high-flyers Stoke.

However, they are the joint-lowest scorers among the top six and showed a lack of ruthlessness when drawing 1-1 with Portsmouth in their last home game.

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Team news

Attacking duo Tammer Bany (hamstring) and Daryl Dike (thigh) have not featured since the start of the season and are still thought to be short of matches fitness.

Devante Cole made a deadline-day switch to Port Vale but Samuel Iling-Junior has joined on a season-long loan from Aston Villa and could make his first appearance of the campaign.

Derby have reduced options in defence with centre-backs Sondre Langas not quite ready to return and Curtis Nelson (knee) out long-term.

However, Patrick Agyemang and Lars Jorgen-Salvesen are set to join the squad although it is doubtful whether either will be considered fit enough to start.

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The stats

West Brom are unbeaten in their last seven matches.

The Baggies have scored in each of their last six fixtures.

Derby have gone seven games without winning.

Six of Derby’s last seven away matches have featured goals for both teams.

Derby have conceded the first goal in each of their last five matches.

The Rams are unbeaten in the last six matches against West Brom.

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Prediction

Derby are keen to move on from last season’s relegation struggle and they can give their fans some encouragement by drawing with West Brom in the West Midlands.

Last season was all about survival for Derby, who got themselves out of a really difficult situation by collecting 21 points from their final 11 matches.

This season should be smoother going for County, who have shown plenty of ambition in the transfer market.

The Rams have been inconvenienced by a busy treatment room but their boss, John Eustace, must have been encouraged by the performance in a 2-2 draw at Ipswich last time out.

Eustace’s side competed well against the highly-rated Tractor Boys and another determined display could earn them a point against the Baggies, who are not scoring enough goals to be considered solid odds-on favourites.

Back the draw at 43/20 with LiveScore Bet.

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